THEME:   both words of a phrase can precede DANCE   
GOOD ONES:     Contemporary poetry contest?   MODERN SLAM   
Hardly hipsters?   SQUARE FOLK   
Hitching post?   ALTAR   
Rolling rock   LAVA [not the beer: note lower case R]   
Imitate a hot dog?   PANT [overheated canines]   
Flower children?   SEEDS [not hippies]   
Grateful, maybe?   ASHES [actually they fall through the grate, but some ash sits atop]   
Pull the plug on   DRAIN [not cancel]   
Sewer line?   HEM [tailor, not waste pipe]   
Record holder?   FELON   
G on a sax?   KENNY [Kenny G, the musician]      
BTW:   Assist with   DO FOR [assist means 
help, not "take over for"]      
I appreciated the wide-ranging subject matter.      
RATING:    
 
 
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun